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  • Courtesy visit from the Ambassador of H.E. Janine Finck, Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

    Courtesy visit from the Ambassador of H.E. Janine Finck, Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

    Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna Receives A Courtesy Visit From The Ambassador Of H.E. Janine Finck, Ambassador Of The Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna received a courtesy visit from H.E. Ms. Janine Finck, Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, on Tuesday 14th January 2014.     The meeting touched upon topics…

  • Finance Minister welcomes EU Single Resolution Mechanism Agreement as ‘European Milestone Decision’

    Finance Minister welcomes EU Single Resolution Mechanism Agreement as ‘European Milestone Decision’

    Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna welcomes the agreement on an EU Single Resolution Mechanism as a “European milestone decision.” “I am very proud to have participated in a milestone European decision which is intended to protect both bank depositors and taxpayers’ money.” Prof. Scicluna was speaking following the historic Economic and Financial Affairs Council…

  • Għajnuna mill-Gvern biex isalva s-Swali taċ-Ċinema

    Għajnuna mill-Gvern biex isalva s-Swali taċ-Ċinema

    Aktar kmieni din il-Gimgħa tvarat skema li biha ser ngħinu l-iswali taċ-ċinema jaqilbu għal sistema diġitali. Din l-iskema tħabret fid-diskors tal-baġit u bis-saħħa tagħha is-swali taċ-ċinema lokali ser ikunu jistgħu jaddottaw t-teknoloġija diġitali fil-wiri tal-films. Għal dan il-għan, l-Gvern, investa nofs miljun ewro fuq sentejn. F’Malta l-films fiċ-ċinema għadhom qed jintwerew fuq it-tertuqa minkejja li…

  • Tax Information Exchange agreement between Malta and the Cayman Islands

    Tax Information Exchange agreement between Malta and the Cayman Islands

    On 25 November 2013, the Republic of Malta and the Cayman Islands signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) – which provides for a full exchange of information between the two jurisdictions on tax matters. This agreement was signed at the Malta High Commission in London. The Maltese Minister for Finance, Professor Edward Scicluna signed…

  • Courtesy visit from the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Malta

    Courtesy visit from the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Malta

    Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna received a courtesy visit from the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Malta H.E. Rita Dulci Rahman. The meeting discussed topics related to political and economic developments in both countries, as well as their respective relevance to the European Union, and the Eurozone. Prof. Scicluna and H.E. Ms Rahman…

  • Courtesy visit from the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Italy

    Courtesy visit from the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Italy

    Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna received a courtesy visit from H.E. Wojciech Ponikiewski, Polish Ambassador to Italy who is also responsible for Malta, on Wednesday 12th November, 2013. During the meeting, Prof. Scicluna and Mr Ponikiewski discussed the various similarities between Malta and Poland, among them being the efforts of both countries to diversify the…

  • European Commission to comment on the Budget

    European Commission to comment on the Budget

    The European Commission is due to give its reaction to the Budget on November 22, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said this afternoon. The reaction will be given during a meeting of finance ministers which will also involve the Budgets of the other member states. Prof Scicluna told a press conference that he was optimistic of…

  • Budget 2014 – Ministry for Finance

    Budget 2014 – Ministry for Finance

    “Permezz ta’ dan il-baġit konvinti li se nwettqu l-viżjoni tagħna ta’ Malta Aktar b’Saħħitha, Malta aktar Ġusta.” – Ministru għall-Finanzi Prof. Edward Scicluna     Budget 2014 Speech >> Budget 2014 Document >> Economic Survey 2013 >> – – –     – – –   [nggallery id=159] [nggallery id=160]   – – –     Finance…

  • Scicluna promises a ‘Realistic’ Budget tomorrow

    Scicluna promises a ‘Realistic’ Budget tomorrow

    The budget that will be presented tomorrow is a realistic one, which is conscious of the financial situation the country is in but which seeks to make the best of it nevertheless, according to Finance Minister Edward Scicluna. In an interview with this newspaper, Prof. Scicluna emphasises that the budget will be doing so “by…

  • Malta moves closer to Ipsas

    Malta moves closer to Ipsas

    Malta’s finance minister Edward Scicluna has been presented with a report setting out how the country can manage the transition to accrual-based public sector accounting standards. The report was prepared with CIPFA’s input following a workshop held in April on International Public Sector Accounting Standards. It is intended to provide a ‘gap analysis’ of the…